It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Paradise can now relate to. They lost 17-1 to the Durham Trojans on Friday. Paradise just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
For Durham's part, Austin Salado made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Salado was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Doyle, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Tyler Porter, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Paradise's loss dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Paradise does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Durham, they will square off against Winters at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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